Dr. G. Fleming
Staff Profile: Garry JP Fleming
Title: Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: B.Sc., Ph.D., F.T.C.D.
Contact details: Tel: +353 (01) 612 7371
Email: garry.fleming@dental.tcd.ie
Administrative responsibilities:
- Co-ordinate Dental Materials Science Teaching
- BDA/Dentsply Student Clinician Award Representative
Teaching:
- Lectures to second and third year Dental Science
- Lectures to second year Dental Technology students
- Lectures to DDentCh postgraduate students
- Lectures to first year Dental Hygiene and Dental Nursing students
Research Interests:
Cracking the problem of premature failure of all-ceramic restorations.
The main theme of my research is improving the performance of all-ceramic restorations including porcelain laminate veneers, crowns and bridges. The research has employed in-vitro mechanical test to examine the clinical failure mode and fracture origin of all-ceramic restorations produced by different laboratory and machined fabrication. The performance of dental cements when employed in conjunction with dental ceramics is also an area of utmost importance and our research includes investigations into the corrosive potential of acid-base cements and the apparent strengthening.
Alternative research areas of interest extend to resin based composites, glass-ionomer restorative, biocompatibility concerns with dental materials and endodontic materials.
Representative recent publications:
1. Bhamra GS, Fleming GJP, Darvell BW. (2010). Influence of LED irradiance on flexural properties and Vickers Hardness of resin-based composite materials. Dental Materials 26:145-52.
2. Isgró G, Addison O, Fleming GJP. (2010). Stress induced deformation of a dental ceramic following adhesive cementation.Journal of Dental Research 89:87-90.
3. Fleming GJP, Addison O (2009). Adhesive cementation and the strengthening of all-ceramic dental restorations. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 23:945-959.
4. Dowling AH, Fleming GJP. (2009). Are encapsulated anterior glass-ionomer restoratives better than their hand-mixed equivalents? Journal of Dentistry 37:133-140.Bhamra GS, Fleming GJP. (2009).
5. Influence of halogen irradiance on short- and long-term wear resistance of resin-based composite materials. Dental Materials25:214-220.
6. Addison O, Marquis PM, Fleming GJP. (2008). Quantifying the strength of a resin-coated ceramic. Journal of Dental Research87: 542-547.